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Hundreds of Chevron steelworkers strike to fight company ‘greed’

About 500 Richmond Chevron refinery steelworkers are on strike Monday after voting down the oil company's "last, best and final"…

2 years ago

Hundreds of SFO food workers to protest Wednesday for better health care

Hundreds of airport workers will protest Wednesday at San Francisco International Airport to highlight demands for affordable health care benefits,…

2 years ago

UC lecturers call off two-day strike after last-minute agreement

The union representing University of California lecturers announced early Wednesday that a planned two-day systemwide strike over labor negotiations has…

2 years ago

Board holds special meeting to discuss MDUSD tentative agreement

Mount Diablo Unified School District and its teachers' union have reached a tentative agreement on plans that could soon allow…

3 years ago

Former naval weapons station development labor agreement at heart of special council meeting

A special meeting of the Concord City Council on the status of labor negotiations between builders and local unions over…

4 years ago

County hospitals struggle to serve patients with no contract, shrinking staff

Santa Clara County hospitals remain inundated by short staffing and lack of incentives to keep workers in the county's healthcare…

4 years ago

Port director says A’s ‘ballpark can be achieved’

The new executive director of the Port of Oakland believes the proposed new Oakland A's baseball stadium can be compatible…

4 years ago

Warren meets with childcare provider, union reps in San Jose stop

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren spent time in San Jose Friday, taking a moment in the afternoon to meet with a…

4 years ago

Acupuncturist pleads guilty to fraudulent insurance billing

A 46-year-old San Francisco man pleaded guilty Friday to health care fraud and making false statements relating to health care…

4 years ago

Healthcare workers strike in Napa, Sonoma counties

Nursing assistants, medical technicians and housekeepers are picketing outside Providence St. Joseph hospitals in Sonoma and Napa counties Wednesday morning…

4 years ago

Santa Clara County health workers plagued by ‘staffing crisis’ strike for 5th day

Santa Clara County workers continued striking Monday morning, entering the fifth day of the strike over what workers say are…

5 years ago

Santa Clara County health care workers strike picks up second day momentum

Hundreds of Santa Clara County health care workers walked off the job Thursday morning to join other county workers who…

5 years ago

Bus drivers in contract negotiations taking unscheduled absences

Golden Gate Transit has canceled "a higher than usual" number of bus trips because drivers are taking unscheduled absences, the…

5 years ago

Governor signs ‘landmark’ bill to reclassify independent contractors as employees

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed Assembly Bill 5 into law to reclassify workers for ride-hailing services and other companies…

5 years ago

Buttigieg joins rideshare driver rally for workers’ rights

“I’m here because where I come from, gig is another word for job. It means if you’re working a gig,…

5 years ago

Richmond terminates city manager amid ‘discord and mistrust’

After less than one year on the job, the Richmond City Council fired City Manager Carlos Martinez Tuesday night amid…

5 years ago

Driver killed in collision with box truck

One person died in a collision between a passenger vehicle and a box truck in Union City early Tuesday morning,…

5 years ago

Oakland Marriott workers reach contract agreement

Oakland Marriott hotel workers ratified a contract Friday and will end their strike Saturday.

5 years ago

Homeless camp moves to temporary site

Residents of a privately funded San Jose homeless encampment called Hope Village were moved and given one week to find…

6 years ago

Train tank cars derail at Shell oil facility

Two tank cars derailed early Tuesday morning in the Shell Oil Yard in Martinez, but stayed upright and did not…

6 years ago

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